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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
THE three little maids of the EngIisI

THE three little maids of the English
'Mikado' company, at present on the con
tinent have very nearly been consigned in
Vienna to durance vile," says the 81.
James Gazette. lone night when wait
ing to go on they so far forgot them
selves as to be playful with the officer of
the frst,brigade attached to the theatre.
In their own words. they 'trotted down
to him and eiggled at him from behind
their fans The officer had never been
so insulted in his life, AMI at once
lodged bis complaint with the police
Mr.. Curtis representative was summons
ed to the police court. and things were
looking serious when some one made d
happy suggestion. This was that each
of the three little maids should made
amends by kissing the gallant olt1c r.
This finished the case"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
OUR iNFIRM OLD PLANET
GIVES ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION OF
ITS GROWING DECREelTUDE.

The Vicinity of New York Startled by the
Boom and Rattle of the Seismic Con-
yulsiou-Hcroes of the Gardner Dis
aster-seventy Dead Miners in the Beau
Drum Pit.
NEW YoRE. March Sat 40 Ws1nes-
day afternoon slight shock If earthquake
yeas felt at Babylon. Fire island Jamaica,
and other places on the south shore of Long
Island, No damage Yves done, the shock be-
ing only sufficient TO rattle windows, crock
cry, etc. The tremors lasted few seconds.
a dispatch from the observatory on Fire
Island states that the tower was very per
ceptibly shaken
The shock was strongest at Fire Island and
Babylon. 1t was felt as far east as Bay
shore and as fer west as Hunters Point,
II was not felt in this city At Babylon
buildings vibrated, and crack appeared in
the Presbyterian church spire. A noise like
the booming of gun was heard at Fire Isl
and and Babylon. The man at the hfesav-
ing station on Fire Island thought at first
that vessel was giving signals of distress,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

Gen. Greeley. chief of the weather
bureau does not look like an adventurous
hero. He is tall and slender, with dark
hair and whiskers parted in the middle
and which with his eyeglasses and curious
accent, give him the bearing of very
languid man of fashion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
Wildly Waved Their Bills.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3-The success
of King in getting the rules suspended and a
bill passed for public building at Monroe.
La, Wednesday night in the house, was the
signal for rush of members into the space
III front OF the clerks desk, all of whom
wildly waved their bills in the air and
vOciferously claimed recognition. The up
roar was so great that for time business
had 10 be suspended.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

persons procuring license must give bonds
not to violate any conditions of law, that
public officers issuing licenses for less than
the minimum fixed by the state shall be sub
ject to fine Of from 800 to $500; that any
public officer refusing to carry out the liquor
laws shall be thereby disqualified from hold :
ing office and be liable on his bond from 500
to $500; that any one violating the law shall
be punished by a fine of from $50 to 800
and imprison ment in the county Jail Of from
thirty to ninety days
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
Nervous Depilitated Men.

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Complete restoration to health, vigor and
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Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa-
ton, terms, etc., mailed free by address,
ing vcltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

NEW YORK, March 3 The supreme court
Wednesday handed down its decision in tbs
case of Chief McCabe, of the fire depart
ment McCabe had during a big fire
in his district July last, sent out what is
known as 1.-The three sixes,n calling out al
the engines north of Twenty-thiri street.
His superiors, deeming this bad judgment OF
his part, dismissed him from the depart
ment The main opinion is written by Lu,igr
Brady, and is to the effect that McCah-
must be reinstated and restored to his rank
as second assistant chief of the fire depari
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
A Des Moines Distillery to Close.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, March Immediately
after the International distillery was en-.
joined by Judge Conrad last week citizens of
Omaha made overtures for its removal
thither. Mr. Kidd, the owner, arrived
Wednesday from New York, and it is re.
ported that he has instructed his brother,
who manages the property, to prepare to
close operations by June l, when the county
permit expires.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

DETROIT, Mich, March 3-Wednesday
afternoon Breen, one of the regents
nominated by the Democratic state
convention Tuesday declined to run
because he was elected to his present po-
sition as member of the state legislature by
Greenbackers as well as Democrats, and
the situation is thus complicated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3-Among the
provisions of the agricultural appropriation
bill as agreed to by both houses Wednesday
are those appropriating $4,000 for expert
ments in the manufacture or sugar from sor-
ghum and sugar-cane, and an increase from
800, 900 to $500, 900 of the appropriation for
carrying out the provisions of the act estab-
fishing bureau of animal industry. OF the
latter sum the commissioner Of agriculture
is authorized to use any amount he deems
necessary in preventing the spread of pleuro-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

WASHINGTON CITY, March 3.-The follow
ing nominations were confirmed by the SEN
ate on Feb. &c and made public Wednesday
Postmasters: ulinois-M " B. Smith, Nor
rison; R. S. Randall, Bushnell Michigan
G. C. Thompson, Midland; A. NJ. Moon,
Dowagiac: 6. W. Osgood. Mendon; NJ F.
Mulcrone, st. Ignace; F. H. Holbrook, Mus
kegon. Minnesota-W. W. Dekay Red wing.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

DUBLIN, March 3-Riotous mobs at Lur-
gan. County Armagh, attacked the police
Wednesday, showering them with stones,
driving them into their barracks and wound.
ing several of them severely. The police fired
upon the mob and dispersed them. None of
the rinters were in iured.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

MADISON, Wis, March 3--Governor Rusk
sent an executive communication to the SELL
ate Wednesday morning protesting against
anappropriation bring made to erect an addi-
tional state prison. This created much sur
prise, as it is in direct opposition to the rec
concentrations of the state board of charities
aud y,ofn
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

WASHINGTON CITY, March at is au-
thoritatively stated that while the president
is opposed TO the custom of rushing through
legislation at the last minute, without oppor-
tunity to examine the measures adopted, he
will not refuse to go to the capitol on Friday
if it shall be found necessary
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett give:
the following directions for writing &
novel: You must have pen, ink and
paper Use the first with brains. the
second with imagination and the third
with generosity"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
A Regular Crush at the white House


WASHINGTON CITY, March 8 During the
debate in the Senate Wednesday night on the
amendments to the naval appropriation bill
providing money to build war ships, etc,
Blair got the floor, and in long speech de
plored all these preparations for war. He
said the American nation had an opportu-
nifty of setting an example of peace policy
to other nations which would be initiated
He then read long document on labor, in
dustry and education, although Hale asked
him to defer it for the present, so that the
bill might pass and go to the president,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
Governor Hill dominates a Republican

ALBANY, N. Y, March =. --Governor Hill
Wednesday sent to the senate the nomination
of ex-State Senator James Arkell to be rail
road commissioner in place of John O'Don-
nell, whose term has expired The nomina
ton was refcrrel Mr.. Arkell is one of the
most prominent Republicans in the state, and
is proprietor Of The Albany Journal. Some
of the Democratic senator's threaten to vote
against confirmation, but if they do Mr. Ar.
kell will be confirmed by a combination OF
Republicans and Democrats
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
End of One of Our industries.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. March 3.-The Ames
Sword company, of Chicopee will discon-
tinue the manufacture of sword blades and
will hereafter import them from Germany II
is said they can import them for less than the
cost of manufacturing. This will prac-
ticaly end the manufacture of sword blades
| in the United States
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

The princess of Wales wears q very
small hustle, yet the whole of England is
in an awful hustle about it; one would
suppose they had run short Of DR.. Bulls
cough syrup, which is largely used in
that country for asthma, sore throat,
coughs and colds.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

PARIS, March 3.-Seventy miners are still
entombed in the Beaubrun colliery at st
E'lenne. There is no hope of saving them
Is SHOULD any Of than be now alive they
could not survive until help can reach them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

Private advices from London state that
Martin F Upper is almost entirely brok'
en- down in health. He can neither read,
write nor speak intelligibly, though his
mind is clear. He will be seventy-seven
next July.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 3-The house
Wednesday passed the Crandall bill, which
had previously passed the senate, providing
heavy penalty for violation of the law re-
isting 70 liquor licenses, It provides Chat al
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

BERLIN, March 2-The Kreuz lettings
Rome correspondent says that Signor Sar-
raco has founded cabinet with Count Di
Rcbitant as minister OF faysign affairs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

He saw before him the Gladiator die. >
Yes, and he wouldn't perhaps, if there
had only been a sensible man to rub him
well with Salvation oil.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03
UNAVOIDABLE TO TROTTER.

The Presidents Negro Appointee Will
Probably BE Rejected.
WASHINGTON CITY, March st is ascer-
tanned that the vote Wednesday of the Dis
trict committee on the nomination Of James
NJ. Trotter to be recorder Of deeds for the
District of Columbia, stood against in
favor of an adverse report. 1t is believed
that the three votes for q favorable report
ware cast By Harris Brown and Cheney
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-03

and that ingalls,, Palmer, Vance and Black
burn voted to report the nomination ad-
versely. There does not seem any proba-
bility of Trotter's confirmation.
Business men of the city generally con-
denim the appointment, while at the same
time there are many who believe that the
presidents persistence in the matter will
work good results for his party. Mr.. Trot-
ter arrived in Washington Wednesday and
was closeted for an hour or more with Mr..
Matthews, the present recorder Subse-
quently paper was filed in the office OF the
clerk of the court over the signature Of
James c. Matthews, Recorder of Deeds,
District of Columbia" appointing james
NJ. Trotter, of Hyde Park, Mass, deputy
recorder of deeds in and for the said District
of Columbia 1t is stated by the evening
papers that this action was taken as pre-
caulionary measure, for Mr.. Matthews term
in the event of rejection of the nomination,
will expire on the 4th of March, and the
office would then be left without d heal.
Public Printer Benedict Confirmed.
WASHINGTON CITY, March Sin the ex-
ecutive session of the senate Wednesday the
nomination of Public Printer Benedict was
taken up, and at the end OF almost an hours
debate he was confirmed by vote of 81 to
10 Henderson, Hawley and Evarts-the
first two members of the committee on print
ing-spoke against confirmation. They took
the ground that the revised statutes clearly
defined the qualifications of the public
printer to be one who had served an appren-
tlceship at type setting, press work, book
binding, etc, which Benedict had not done
German and Miller claimed that he was a
practical printer in the meaning Of the stat-
Ute All OF the Democrats present voted for
confirmation, but sufficient number of Re-
publicans also voted affirmatively TO relieve
the action from strict craftsmanship
A Regular Crush at the White House.
WASHINGTON CITY, Mar h S-There was
| q regular crush at the White House reception
Wednesday afternoon, owing to the presence
of large number of excursionists The
| president must have shaken bands with over
| 500 Teople He was detained beyond the
usual hour by the postmaster general, so thai
1t was nearly 2 O'Clock when he appeared in
the East room. Many of the visitors had
| been waiting since noon, and several hun
| lred people had stood for an hour packed
| like sardines waiting for the little electric
| bell to announce the approach of the presi
| dent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
A Terrible Church Disastar

NASHVILLE, Tenn, September IA
terrible accident is reported from Need =
more, small island village, three miles
north of Manchester. Rev. J. M. Carter
and DR.. Logan were to speak there yes
terday in favor of prohibition. When
they arrived they found big revival
meeting in progress, and did not speak.
The revival was conducted in a two
story church building; the upper
floor being used for church, and
the lower floor given up exclusively to
school purposes. Yesterday there was
an immense audience in the Upper
story, listening attentiVely to the ex-
hOrtation of the minister when suddenly
and without warning, the rear end of
the floor gave way with a crash, carry
ing sixty or seventy people with it, The
fallwas thirteen feet and hardly one of
the persons who fell escaped injury.
The injured were quickly rescued from
the wreck, and three of them found to
be seriously injured. One man fatally
hurt. Every physician in the county
was Immediately sent for and the work
of relieving the injured promptly began.
No further particulars have been re-
ceived from the scene of the disaster.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
The First Open Rupture.

PORTLAND, September 12.-Oregonian
special from Garfield, Whitman County,
Washington Territory: A gang of
seventy five laborers from the Spokane
& Poluse railroad construction force
yesterday morning tore up the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company's track
and put in crossing and now remain
guarding it. The Oregon Railway &
Navigation had not sufficient force 10
disIodge the trespassels. The Spo-
kena & Palouse is practic-
ally owned by the Northern Paci-
fc, and is branch from the
main line reaching into the Palouse
Valley, the finest grain producing sec
ton in eastern Washington, district
hitherto regarded as the Oregon Rail
way q Navigatiou's territory. This
is the first open rupture between the
Oregon Railway & Navigation and
the Northern Pacific.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
Trouble Brewing.

MITCHELLsTowN, September 1.-THE
victims of the fight on Friday will be
given a public funeral on Monday. 1t
will be made the occasion of a great
demonstration. The man Shinnick and
boy Casey are dying from the effects of
the wounds they received on Friday.
Casey's ante-mortem deposition has
been taken. He states that he was
standing near Shinnick at one corner of
the square when head Constable O'Sul-
Ivan came to the window of the bar
racks and fired at him. Four witnesses
confirm this statement. The National
lists say they have evidence to establi h
the identity OF the policeman who shot
Riordau.
MITcHELLsTowN, Ireland, September11.
The Constituents of the Nationalist
from all surrounding towns promise to
attend the funerals tomorrow. The
procession will be famous one. The
police refuse to allow the cortege to ira
verse the regular route to the cemetery
which passes the barracks. The Nation
ahsts consider this great indignity, as
they will be compelled to go through
the Protestant part of town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
Weather Report.

WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE
weather crop bulletin in the Signal
Office for the week ended September
10th, 1887, says: The rain fall
has been slightly in excess. There
was the normal amount in
northwestern New York, Southern
Michigan and portions of Kansas,
Nebraska, Dakota and Colorado, other
wise there has been slight deficiency
amounting to one inch or more along
the south Atlantic and Gulf Coast.
During the past month over 100 per
cent. OF the usual amount of rain has
fallen in the northern portion of
Massachusetts, and North Carolina, and
unfayorable in Tennessee, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Alabama and South Caro-
lima. In corn-growlng regions the
crop is reported TO have been harvested,
and below the average in Nebraska:
as iout of danger from frost in Mime
sofa, and more rain needed for late
corn in central and western Kansas.
Cutting is in progress in Michigan.
The weather is reported to have been
too dry in the cotton region of South
Carolina, Alabama and Mississ-
ippi, and damage done by worms
in Mississippi, In the tobacco
regions of Kentucky and Tennessee,
the deficiency in rainfall is reported to
have been injurious, while in North
Carolina the weather has been favor
able. Pastures are reported good from
Nebraska, as improved in Minnesota,
Michigan and southern Illinois and as
dried up in other places. Light
frosts are reported to have injured
sweet potatoes in northwestern North
Carolina and Indiana and as having oc-
Cured in northern Illinois on the 9Th.
Killing frosts were reported on the 10th
from central Tennessee and upper Mich
lgan and the morning of the 18th from
northern Vermont.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
GOV. BARTLETT DEAD.
After Severe Suffering He
Passes Peacefully Away.
THE FIRST OPEN RUPTURE.
Bsecher's Church Reopened-Just
About Right-BlOod-thirst 1tal-
ians-General News Notes.
Governor Bartlett Dead.

SAN Francisco, September 12.-
Governor Washington Bartlett died at
the home OF his cousin, Mrs. DR..
Bucket, in Oakland, at o'clock this
afternoon. The Governor had been
in a critical condition for a month
and his death had been ex-
pected any day during the past
two weeks. Death resulted from a
chronic affection Of the kidneys. Coy
ernor Bartlett was native of Savan-
nah, Ca, and was So years old. He
removed to California in 1849 and
has lived here since. He always
took an active part in poll
tice, and had filled q number
of officers, among them being that of
mayor of San Francisco for two terms,
viz: Between 1882 and 1885. He was
elected Governor of the State on the
Democratic ticket in November 1885.
He will be succeeded in Office by Lieu
tenant Governor r. w. Waterman.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
A New and Less Expensive
Method of Manufacture.
1 MATTER OF IMPORTANCE
the MassAcre-The American
Beef Pool Formed.
On Making Sugar.

WASHINGTON, September 12.-Com-
missioner Coleman has just returned
from an official visit to Fort Scott, Ks,
where the department of agriculture is
conducting experiments in making
sugar from sorghum by the diffusion
process, and expresses himself as being
delighted with the results obtain ed
already. He says the experiment. con-
sisLs in the trial of new process in
making sugar in this country, which
dispenses entirely with the costly and
ponderous mills and steam engines,
etc., and uses a far simpler and
the juice by which all saccharine mat
ter is obtained, instead of about half. as
heretofore. The new process Is called
the diffusion or saturation process. The
cane is cut into chips and passed into
a battery of twelve cells, each holding
a ton of chips. Hot water is applied
which rapidly exhausts the saccharine
matter and so thoroughly that there
is scarcely trace of it left.
The mill at Fort Scott is capable of
working up! every twenty-four hours
$50 tons of cane, making therefrom
$4,000 pounds of sugar or more. A
yield of from ten to fifteen tons of cane
per acre was being secured, (which
would produce, by this process, from
1000 to 1900 pounds of sugar. This
sugar is worth by the car load 81
cents per pound. Nor is this
all. To every ton of cane,
aside from the sugar in it,
there are some ten or twelve
gallons of molasses, and also the seed
raised upon the cane, amounting to
about five bushels per acre, and is Just
as good for feeding all kinds, of stock as
Indian corn. The department is also
conducting mandatory experiments
in New Jersey. The results of these
experiments upon the country will,
believe, be most beneficial. Our nation
is paying 500 600 annually to the
sugar producers of other countries.
and if we have demonstrated
that we can probably produce
sugar, it is a matter of the highest i'm
portance to the country. 1t will not
only keep this money at home, but it
will save to our people $50 0O0 900 annu-
ally in custom duties. | cannot see why
our people should not go to making
sugar. A complete sugar factory will
cost about as much as a Touring mill.
ami can be run at great profit accord
ing to the present experiments. The
farmers are glad to raise cane at 50 per
ton, and at that it pays better than
other farm products.
| look upon these experiments as as
important to this country, as the inven-
ton of cotton Gin. They have demon
strated that we have q sugar plant that
can be grown and converted proftably
into sugar south of the 39th parallel tout
of the reach of early frosts) to the Gulf
of Mexico, and that this country can,
and will be Independent of every other
nation for sugar. This new process will
be tried on sugar cane.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-13
Nc, the Boodler.

WASHINGTON, September 12.-The ap-
plication of the Governor of Illinois for
the extradition of McGarigle, the fUgi-
tive Chicago ex-warden. which has
been received at the Department of State,
will be reserved for the personal con-
sideration of Secretary Baysrd when he
returns to this city, as the rule of &C
ton upon applications for extrsdition
papers is purely formal. Preliminsries
t. granting the request consist merely
of an examination of the extra
dition treaties, 10 ascertain if the
offense charged falls within their
term, but it was understood that in the
present case the application is based
upon charge of conspiracy, for which
no provision is made. in the existing
treaty with Canada. A legal point of
gravity is involved i'll the application,
and its considerat ton may therefore
occupy some time.